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Pontefract Castle’s biggest classical event returns for 2025!


Enjoy a magnificent evening of music and light as Pontefract Castle proudly presents the West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra. Bring along friends and loved ones to listen to moving melodies as the sun goes down over the Castle.


Prepare to be transported on an orchestral odyssey! The concert will end with a fantastic firework finale.




Ticket Prices


Adult: £18 (plus £1.51 booking fee)


Child: (aged 5 to 16): £14.50 (plus £1.22 booking fee)


Under 5s: Free and no ticket needed


Disabled person and registered carer: £18 plus £1.51 booking fee (price of 1 adult ticket, valid for 2 people). Proof of carer status required*.


VIP tickets (admits 4 people): £110 plus £9.24 booking fee. Includes entry for 4 people, a reserved picnic bench with a good view, flags and a bottle of prosecco. Limited availability!


Personalised shout outs: £5 plus £0.42 booking fee per shout out. Limited availability!




Set List


Leonard Bernstein – Medley from West Side Story

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No 41: first movement

Frederick Delius – Two Aquarelles

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein – I Have Confidence from The Sound of Music

Franz Lehár – Vilja from The Merry Widow

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Dance of the Tumblers

Stephen Sondheim – Green Finch and Linnet Bird from Sweeney Todd

John Williams – ET Flying Theme


Interval


William Walton – Crown Imperial

Ludwig van Beethoven – Romance in F 

Howard Shore – The Fellowship of the Ring from Lord of the Rings

Giacomo Puccini – O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi

Gilbert and Sullivan – Poor Wandering One from The Pirates of Penzance

Igor Stravinsky – Berceuse and Finale from The Firebird

Edward Elgar – Pomp and Circumstance March No 1

Hubert Parry – Jerusalem

Aram Khachaturian – Sabre Dance from Gayane


*Please note the set list may be subject to last minute changes. 


Venue opening hours

Monday : 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday : 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday : 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday : 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Friday : 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday : 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday : 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Access facilities

  • Accessible Car Parking
  • Accessible Toilet
  • Assistance Dogs Welcome
  • Baby Changing Facilities
  • Guide Dogs Welcome
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Venue Details

Find us at

Castle Garth, Pontefract, WF8 1QH

Phone

01977723440

Email

castles@wakefield.gov.uk